With mobile phones and two way radios enabling communication anytime and anywhere, the popularity and the utility of pay phones have come down considerably. But we can still see a number of pay phone booths spread across the city, even in remote areas. This means that these public phones still have a very long way to go before being rendered completely of no use.
The reason behind this is that, mobile phones may or may not catch a signal at some places, or two way radios may go beyond their range, hence cutting off any chance of communication. The battery of the phone may also give way, especially in a situation where you need to urgently call for help or deliver an urgent message. In this scenario, you are sure to find a dependable pay phones booth nearby, irrespective of your location.
In fact, pay phones are now going hi-tech. Phone booths that look like usual pay phones booth are now being set at various places. But the surprise is that these pay phones not only allow you to call, but also present you with facilities to SMS, email and browse the internet using their in built computer system. These phones are called e-pay phones.
These pay phones are very easy to use. For a very nominal amount of money you can use the internet services. These pay phones have a QWERTY keyboard and a computer style screen. They are slowly and steadily becoming popular, especially among the young generation, because the cost of using the internet in e-pay phones is much cheaper than in cyber cafes.
It even has facilities to send an SMS and use the pay phones in the traditional way to make a call. With the addition of these facilities, pay phones have got a new lease of life and now provide more services to the common man.
